Capitol Beat

ATLANTA -- Georgia Republicans who want to eliminate the state income tax vowed on Wednesday that they would not pay for it by taxing groceries and housing. Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, secured agreement from a largely Republican study committee to neither impose a...

ATLANTA -- Brad Raffensperger wants to follow the trail of Brian Kemp, who used his title as Georgia secretary of state to launch into the governor's office. Raffensperger joined the field of Republican contenders Wednesday, on a platform that includes more jobs, less...

ATLANTA -- Gov. Brian Kemp joined other political leaders near Social Circle Tuesday to turn shovels at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the future Rivian electric automobile plant. The government-subsidized project is expected to create 7,500 jobs by 2030, after...

ATLANTA -- The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday shut the door on Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election interference case against Donald Trump and his supporters. The high court, in a 4-3 vote, declined to consider Willis' appeal after the Georgia Court...

ATLANTA -- Geoff Duncan, Georgia's former Republican lieutenant governor, is running for governor as a Democrat, putting financial security and political moderation at the center of his campaign. Duncan says in a brief YouTube video that he wants "to make Georgia the...

ATLANTA -- A half dozen landowners who filed a lawsuit that might have halted development of the massive Rivian auto plant near Social Circle do not have to pay some of the legal costs spent by the state to defend the project. Lawyers hired by Georgia and by a local...

ATLANTA -- It was another boom year for Georgia, as businesses continued flocking to the state, burnishing its record as the No. 1 place to do business. A record-breaking $26.3 billion flowed into the Peach State for the fiscal year that ended June 30, as companies...

ATLANTA - It's been nearly a year since Hurricane Helene tore through a large swath of South Georgia during the last week of September, killing 37 and causing widespread flooding and power outages. While blocked roads have long been cleared and power restored, Georgia...

ATLANTA -- Health-care advocates warned Thursday that Georgia residents who have to find their own insurance in the government marketplace should expect significant rate increases next year. Insurance companies are filing rate increase requests with...